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Robin Hobbs

Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs

Born: 8 May 1942, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Major Teams: Essex, Glamorgan, Suffolk, England.
Known As: Robin Hobbs
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly


Test Debut: England v India at Leeds, 1st Test, 1967
Last Test:
England v Pakistan at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1971

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    7    8   3    34   15*   6.80   0   0    8   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             215.1   67   481   12  40.08  3-25    0   0 107.5  2.23

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1961 - 1981)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  440  546 138  4940  100   12.10   2   2  295   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             62555 29776 1099  27.09  8-63   50   8  56.9  2.85

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1963 - 1979)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  144   98  27   877   54*  12.35   0   1   41   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              1612  1130   48  23.54  6-22    1   1  33.5  4.20

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A rarity in England, Robin Hobbs was a leg-spinner who played Test cricket. After debuting for Essex in 1961, he went on to play for England in 1967, and after 14 years with Essex spent four years with Suffolk before returning to first-class cricket with Glamorgan, captaining them in 1979.

He bowled his nicely flighted leg-breaks and well disguised googlies from a moderate run. A fine county player, he did well to play for England, although he never established himself as a Test class spinner, able to contain but not sufficiently penetrative. A modest batsman, he astonished everyone, not least himself, by slamming one of the fastest centuries in cricket history (44 minutes) for Essex against the touring Australians in 1975. Hobbs said afterwards that he went out with the objective of having a good slog, and entertaining the crowd. A likeable and popular man, he was a fine fielder in the covers. He played for England four times in 1967, three of them against India and one against Pakistan, with modest success, and was picked to tour the West Indies the following winter, where he played just once. A year later he toured Pakistan, and was picked for the 3rd Test, but did not bowl or bat as the match was abandoned on the third day. He made one final Test appearance against Pakistan in 1971, but after failing to take a wicket, went back to county cricket. It was over twenty-five years before England included a wrist spinner again (DL 2001).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 11:05:20 GMT


 
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